Comparison of crystalline and ceramic composite Nd:YAG for high power diode end-pumping

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 6212-6216

  Kracht, Dietmar ^a   Frede, Maik ^a   Wilhelm, Ralf ^a   Fallnich, Carsten ^a  

^a LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HIGH POWER LASERS; NEODYMIUM; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; YTTRIUM;

COMPOSITE LASER RODS; HIGH POWER DIODE END-PUMPING; LASER OUTPUT POWER; THERMAL LENSING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 24044524951     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.006212     Document Type: Article

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